Saturday, April 14, 2007

PIA PILOT MISTAKES PLANE FOR PET GOAT


PIA PILOT MISTAKES PLANE FOR PET GOAT

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ISLAMABAD, April 14: Two Boeing 777 aircraft of the PIA were damaged in the early hours of Saturday after a wing of one of them clipped the other’s tail before its departure for Islamabad from Karachi airport.

The incident, which is being probed by the Safety Investigation Board, led to an exchange of allegations between the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), with each trying to hold the other responsible.

The two aircraft were among the few PIA aircraft allowed to fly to European Union destinations.

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They also disclosed that on Thursday night a major disaster was averted in similar circumstances when PK-370 was being pushed by a tug master.

They say the aircraft could have collided with a foreign airliner had it not been pulled back by the tug master. Passengers were sitting in both the aircraft.


Terror in the Air
Banned on the ground
PIA flies thrice weekly to Guantanamo
And crashes weekly at Karachi